Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 22, 2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, southern Russia, on October 22, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/Reuters

Business Insider: After pulling out of Syria, the US is left watching the country's fate being decided in Russia

* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Russia to discuss a potential peace plan for northeastern Syria with President Vladimir Putin.
* The discussions come amid Turkey's military incursion into the region, which was effectively given the green light by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw 1,000 US troops earlier this month.
* Turkey invaded northeastern Syria with the aim of ridding it of the People's Protection Units — Kurdish forces whom Erdogan sees as terrorists, but with whom the US partnered to fight ISIS.
* The US and Turkey had negotiated a temporary cease-fire in the region, which essentially capitulates to Turkey. The cease-fire expires tonight and Turkey is keen to continue fighting.

After President Donald Trump's sudden and unexpected withdrawal of US troops from Syria, the US is now left watching Syria's fate being decided by two other nations: Turkey and Russia.

The two countries' presidents, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, are meeting Tuesday in the southern Russian resort of Sochi to discuss Turkey's military plans for northeastern Syria and a possible political settlement for the country, according to Russia's state-run RT and Tass news agencies.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 22, 2019

'Majority' of US troops depart Syria -- Al-Monitor

US military convoy withdrawing from Syria pelted with garbage by angry residents -- Military Times

Silent protest? Withdrawing US soldier seen wearing previously banned Kurdish militia patch -- Military Times

Pompeo, asked about Turkey crisis, says Trump is ‘fully prepared’ to take military action if needed -- CNBC

Pompeo: Trump 'fully prepared' to use military force if necessary -- The Hill

Air Force Hires Seven Companies In Long-Awaited Mega Adversary Air Support Contract -- Warzone/The Drive

Boeing could be out of the Air Force’s competition for next-gen ICBMs for good -- Defense News

Projecting Power With the F-35 -- Marcus Hellyer, RCD

Earthquakes or No, Navy Expands China Lake With More Land for Future Weapons, Drones -- USNI News

What’s the latest information on the Precision Strike Missile and its development? -- Defense News

US Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle -- Defense One

Gun with a chip: U.S. Army contracts may lead to a smarter firearm -- Reuters

The Army is flexing muscles it's barely used in the past 18 years -- Business Insider/Army Times

Army inks deal with Blink-182 founder for UFO, weapons research -- UPI

UK, US Enter New Era: ‘Unprecedented’ Carrier-Sharing Plan -- Breaking Defense

China’s rise does not make it America’s competitor, Pentagon official says at Xiangshan Forum -- SCMP

Lack of trust between US and China means minor incident could become a ‘nightmare’, security analysts warn -- SCMP

Report: China Is Developing Deadly 'Magnetized Plasma Artillery' (Worried?) -- National Interest

The Russo-Chinese alliance emerges -- Stephen Blank, The Hill

Russian Top Brass Gain Greater Political Weight -- RCD

Russian Nuclear Sub Misfires During Putin-Supervised Drills – Reports -- Moscow Times

South Korea and Japan Scrambled Fighters for Escorting Russia's Tu-95MS Bombers -- Sputnik

Russian Helicopters Land at Former US Military Base in Northern Syria -- Sputnik

Problem For Russian Navy Missile Submarine -- Forbes

Why Russia's Navy Is Becoming a Smaller, Regional Force (But is still deadly.) -- National Interest

Israel's Elbit promotes USV as anti-mine, anti-sub drone vessel -- UPI

Chile military says 'nothing to hide' amid allegations of rights violations in riots -- Reuters